The alpha beet

IT’S TIME TO SPLASH YOUR GARDEN WITH COLOUR BY PLANTING SOME BIG, BOLD BEETROOT

SUMMER VINE

PUMPKIN, SO-CALLED WINTER SQUASH, IS A WARM-SEASON GROWER

ROMANCE PLANT

A SYMBOL OF LOVE, LYCHEES ARE EASY TO GROW SO THEY DON’T HAVE TO BE JUST AN OCCASIONAL RESTAURANT TREAT

Oddball edibles

MOVE BEYOND SPUDS AND SWEET POTATOES TO THE RARER TUBERS OCA, CHINESE ARTICHOKE AND YACÓN

Controlling the burn

THERE ARE STRATEGIES WE CAN USE TO FIREPROOF OUR GARDENS, INCLUDING INDIGENOUS CULTURAL FIRE PRACTICES

Vote Greens

Asian greens are mostly green but some, like garland chrysanthemum (or tong ho), aren’t originally from Asia

Honeybee Balm

A herb from the mint family, lemon balm has both culinary and medicinal qualities and is a well-known bee attractant

Money Tree

A symbol of wealth in China, the golden loquat is rich in vitamins, minerals and especially sugar

Sweet Destination

Sustainably sourced chocolate and organic gardens and orchards make this surf coast business green as well as brown

Energies Of Life

By capturing the energies flowing through a site and diverting them into natural cycles, we can use them to increase growth in a living system

Gardener For Life

Gardening guru Annette Mcfarlane and husband grant have carved out a productive patch from a dry tract of queensland bush

Home Is Where The Hens Are

How to build a comfy poultry pad where birds of a feather will happily flock together

The civilised thistle

HAVE A HEART! IF YOU’VE ONLY EVER EATEN CANNED ARTICHOKES, IT’S TIME TO GROW YOUR OWN AND EAT THEM FRESH

Spadework

LET’S LOOK AT GARDENING IMPLEMENTS, THEIR HISTORY AND VARIOUS USES AS WELL AS CARE AND MAINTENANCE

CAPITAL LETTUCE

MORE THAN JUST THE SALAD KING, VERSATILE LETTUCE IS SO EASY TO GROW THERE’S NO NEED TO EVER HAVE TO BUY IT AGAIN

THE Grapevine

ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS AND UPDATES

THE AMAZING DAISY

A POWER PLANT IT MAY BE, BUT CHAMOMILE IS AS SWEET AND GENTLE AS IT LOOKS

WINGS OF WONDER

THE BRIBIE ISLAND BUTTERFLY HOUSE ISN’T JUST HOME TO THOUSANDS OF LEPIDOPTERA; IT’S ALSO THE BEATING HEART OF A VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY.

SMALL WONDER

HOW GOOD PLANNING AND HARD WORK BUILT A CONTAINED BUT PRODUCTIVE GARDEN ON A RECLAIMED SAND DUNE.

WHITE BULB MOMENT

FROM BOTTOM TO TOP, SEEDS AND ALL, THE ANISEED WEED IS A LICORICE TREAT

Flavour bomb

ALL HAIL THE TASTY BULB THAT DELIVERS US FROM VAMPIRES AND LACKLUSTRE MEALS

Kale and hearty

FLAVOUR AND GOOD LOOKS HAVE SEEN THIS OLD-FASHIONED HERITAGE VEG MAKE A SPECTACULAR COMEBACK

EASY-PEASY

FRESH OR COOKED, PEAS ARE DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS AS WELL AS A SNAP TO PLANT AND GROW

RED RIGHT THROUGH

HOW ONE APPLE GROWER CREATED A ROSY SUMMER SURPRISE

BUSH TEA

WITH NO CAFFEINE AND LOW TANNIN LEVELS, THIS SOUTH AFRICAN BREW BECAME AN INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS

VITAMIN STICK

BURSTING WITH VITAMINS, MINERALS AND ANTIOXIDANTS, CARROTS ARE THE ROOT OF ALL HEALTH

TINY TOMS

CHERRY TOMATOES MAY BE SMALL BUT THEY SURE PACK A BIG PUNCH OF FLAVOUR — AND THEY’RE EASY TO GROW

Summer Shrub

MODERN BREEDERS HAVE TRANSFORMED THE HYDRANGEA, PROPELLING NANNA’S FAVOURITE BLOOMER INTO THE 21ST CENTURY

NEW-AGE APPLES

AS OUR BACKYARDS GET SMALLER, SO DO THE TREES: PART ONE OF OUR APPLE COVERAGE

Love Bugs

BLESSED ARE THE POLLINATORS, THE NOISE MAKERS AND THE SAP SUCKERS, ADDING COLOUR AND MOVEMENT TO THE SUMMER GARDEN